An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates.  St. Peter checks his  dossier  and says, "Ah, you're an engineer-you're in the wrong place." So the engineer reports to the Gates of Hell and is let in.

　　Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in Hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After a while, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.

　　One day, God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in Hell?"

　　Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great! We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."

　　God replies, "What??? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake-he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."

　　Satan says, "No way. I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."

　　God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."

　　Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"

Key  words：

pearly  gates　（n.）珍珠門  ( 天國的12個門 ;  Rev.  21: 21 )

dossier　（n.）有關檔案     click 發音 

flush toilet　（n.）抽水馬桶

escalator　（n.）電扶梯     click 發音    

Satan　（n.）撒旦      click 發音 

sneer　（n.）輕蔑

uproariously　（adv.）喧囂地     click 發音